Festival Collection

Festival for 14 July, Champs Elysees, Paris

Silhouette Calendar -- October, Harvest Thanksgiving. Showing a girl and a boy taking part in a Harvest Festival church service. 20th century

Coronation of Napoleon, with balloon
Festival for the Coronation of Napoleon and Josephine, scene in the Place de la Concorde, Paris, with five balloons ascending as part of the celebrations. 3 December 1804

Handbill for balloon race, Green brothers
Handbill advertising a balloon race between Charles Green and his brother in two balloons, taking place from the Royal Gardens, Vauxhall, London, to celebrate the Queens birthday. 13 August 1835

Woman at Elephant Fayre, St Germans, Cornwall, wearing a wide-brimmed straw hat and colourful stars stuck on her face. July 1981

Couple camping at Beaulieu Jazz Festival
A couple camping at the Beaulieu Jazz Festival, Hampshire. Date: 1961

Stamp design for 5th Air Festival, Vincennes, France
Stamp design for the 5th Air Festival at Vincennes, France, from 30 June to 1 July 1928. 1928

Ice Palace - Montreal, Canada
The Ice Palace erected in the Dominion Square, Montreal, Canada during the Winter Festival of 1885

Festival procession, Japan
People taking part in a festival procession, Japan. circa 1890s

Boys Festival in May, Carp Banners, Yokohama, Japan

Crowd of people with Festival Car, India
A crowd of people with a Festival Car, India, as part of the Hindu Ratha-Yatra or Roth Jatra or Chariot Festival. circa 1890s

Japanese flower festival. circa 1890s

Festival Lanterns, Bentendori, Yokohama, Japan

Floating Jazz Festival trombonist
A trombonist taking part in the Floating Jazz Festival on board a ship from London to Margate. Date: 1957

Festival Car on a road in India

Lady at a festival, Haimhausen, Bavaria, Germany
Lady in costume and mask at a rococo festival in Haimhausen, just north of Munich, Bavaria, Germany. Date: early 21st century

Landsberg weekend festival, Bavaria, Germany
Weekend festival on the picturesque market square of Landsberg am Lech, Bavaria, Germany, with people sitting at trestle tables

Man in drag at a festival, Haimhausen, Bavaria, Germany
A man in drag, including a white wig with a model ship on top, at a rococo festival in Haimhausen, just north of Munich, Bavaria, Germany. Date: early 21st century

Charity event at Kew Gardens, west London, with people fishing for beer bottles. In the lower picture, a woman tries to get onto a wooden horse. circa 1920s

Inside the Royal Festival Hall, South Bank, London
A scene inside the Royal Festival Hall on Londons South Bank. A view across towards a central staircase, showing people on two levels

Advert for Festival of Britain constructional engineers
Advertisement for constructional engineers, Horseley Bridge and Thomas Piggott Ltd and Carter-Horseley (Engineers) Ltd

Argentine Tango Festival, London

Tango Festival - London - couple in an intense moment

Dancing at the Richmond Jazz Festival
Three girls dance on the grass in front of a tent at the 1962 Richmond Jazz Festival, while two young men relax on the grass behind them. Date: 1962

Dancing at the Floating Festival of Jazz
A woman smiles as she dances with her friend in front of a jazz band on board a ship hosting the 1957 Floating Festival of Jazz from London to Margate. Date: 1957

Girls dancing at Richmond Jazz Festival
Two girls dance together in front of a tent at the 1962 Richmond Jazz Festival. Date: 1962

Girl dancing at Richmond Jazz Festival
A girl dances barefoot in front of a tent at the Richmond Jazz Festival 1962. Date: 1962

Dancing at the Beaulieu Jazz Festival
A couple dance together on the grass at the 1961 Beaulieu Jazz Festival, while a crowd seated on folding chairs watch in the background. Date: 1961

Concert interval during the Aldeburgh Festival
People socialise outside Blythburgh Church (Holy Trinity) during an interval in a concert during the Aldeburgh Festival in Suffolk. 1961

Children in masks, Noyes Fludde, Aldeburgh Festival
Children in their animal masks, ready to perform in Benjamin Brittens opera Noyes Fludde, a setting of the Chester Miracle Play, at the 14th Aldeburgh Festival. Date: 1961

Centre 42 at Rilex Works in Wellingborough
The playwright Arnold Wesker making an announcement during a Saturday night dance in the Rilex Shoes Ltd works canteen in Wellingborough, Northamptonshire

Guy Fawkes Festival, Lewes, Sussex
A man in costume at a Guy Fawkes (Bonfire Night) celebration at Lewes in Sussex takes a break from scaring people to enjoy half a pint of beer in the local pub

Operagoers at Glyndebourne, Sussex
Operagoers stroll around the gardens at Glyndebourne, near Lewes, East Sussex, venue of the annual Glyndebourne Festival Opera since 1934

Policemen at Beaulieu Jazz Festival
Two policemen confiscating a knife from a man in a donkey jacket at Beaulieu Jazz Festival. Various jazz fans watch in some amusement. Date: 1961

Changing scenery for the NSDF
Changing scenery after a performance ready for the next days rehearsal, as part of the National Student Drama Festival

On stage at the Richmond Jazz Festival
People on stage at the Richmond Jazz Festival, Surrey. Four musicians wait at the back, ready to perform, while another man sits at a grand piano -- either playing it or tuning it. Date: 1962

Dancers at Richmond Jazz Festival

Putting on costumes for The Crucible
Three actors putting on their costumes for a performance of Arthur Millers The Crucible, as part of the National Student Drama Festival

Poster advertising a Dance Festival in the USSR
Poster advertising a Dance Festival in Moscow and Leningrad, USSR, 10 to 20 June 1936. Date: 1936

An actor waits behind the scenery
An actor, in costume, waits behind the scenery ready for his entrance, as part of the National Student Drama Festival

Southbank Construction
Construction in the area of land behind the Royal Festival Hall, built on the Southbank of the Thames in London for the Festival of Britain in 1951 Date: 1957

Best Dressed Girl Competition
Vic Feather, leader of the TUC, announces the winner of the Best Dressed Girl Competition at a dance. The winner is wearing a flared knee length dress with a wide belt

Centre 42 in Wellingborough
The playwright Arnold Wesker and his assistant Beba Lavrin discuss arrangements with a trades union representative in the Wellingborough Technical College hall

Dartington Hall School, Christmas Festival
A performance taking place in the Great Hall during the Dartington Hall School Christmas Festival -- a teacher conducts a small orchestra of adult musicians

Beaulieu Jazz Festival, 1961
Jimmy Cotton and Ottilie Patterson with members of Chris Barbers Band at the Beaulieu Jazz Festival, 1961. Date: 1961

Floating jazz festival, 1957
A smiling woman dances on board a ship during the floating festival of jazz, from London to Margate, 1957. Date: 1957

Floating jazz festival musicians, 1957
Musicians play on board a ship during the floating festival of jazz, from London to Margate, 1957. An bowler hat style mute rests on a stand next to the trumpeter. Date: 1957

Jazzy Couple
A fashionable Middle Class couple at Richmond Jazz Festival, Surrey, England. Date: 1962

Carp Banners, Boys Festival, Yokohama, Japan Date: 19th century

Orchestra members at a festival, Haimhausen, Bavaria, German
Members of an orchestra wearing historical uniforms during a rococo festival in Haimhausen, just north of Munich, Bavaria, Germany. Date: early 21st century

Poster advertising a Sports Festival in Basel, Switzerland
Poster advertising a sports or gymnastics festival in Basel, Switzerland, on 26 and 27 June 1920. An idealised gymnast stands with his arms outstretched. Date: 1920

Indian festival of Puri
Festividad de Carro en Puri : Spanish poster advertising the Chariot Festival in Puri, India. The temple-shaped chariots can be seen in the background while Indian drummers dance in front. Date: 1930s

Programme cover, Tom Arnolds Festival Circus
Souvenir Programme cover for Tom Arnolds 10th Anniversary Festival Circus at the Harringay Arena, North London. Showing a smiling clowns face decorated with flags of different countries. 20th century

Concert goers at the Aldeburgh Festival
Concert goers outside the Victoria Hall during an interval in a concert at the Aldeburgh Festival in Suffolk. Date: 1961

Operagoers arriving at Glyndebourne, Sussex
Operagoers arriving in evening dress at Glyndebourne, near Lewes, East Sussex, venue of the annual Glyndebourne Festival Opera since 1934

Poster design for a bullfight at El Escorial, Madrid, Spain, featuring a matador holding his pink cloak in front of an angry bull. 20th century

Poster design for a musical festival, showing an orchestral conductor at work. 20th century

Programme for the Brighton Festival
Programme cover for the Brighton Festival, probably in 1951, Festival of Britain year, showing a giant and fairly slim Prince Regent looking approvingly at the Brighton Pavilion. Date: circa 1951

God of Happiness
Children celebrate Chinese new year in Chinatown, New York. They touch the god of happiness to bring them good luck in year 4884 of the Chinese calendar Date: early 1930s

Advert for the 1932 Motor Racing Festival
Advert for the Garmisch Partenkirchen winter Motor Racing Festival 5th-7th February 1932 Date: February 1932

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